Just as the two were about to have a proper fight, Yan Longzi of Laojun Peak, being the closest, sensed them making a move and immediately rushed over.
Although Yan Longzi had long since ceased to be sect master, the former sect master's authority remained. He could not help angrily berating the two of them.
After hearing Wang Tian's account, he gave Wei Chi Tuo a fierce dressing-down. Facing this fellow disciple of Wei Zhongran's generation, Wei Chi Tuo nodded like a pounding pestle and repeatedly said yes.
Seeing such a person, Yan Longzi could not help feeling vexed. He had served Small Bamboo Peak for three generations, yet because he had formed his Nascent Soul late, what could he do?
Wei Zhongran had already gone with Mo Qing to search for an ascension node, while he was still here with Wang Tian and the others, guarding the sect. He truly wanted to ascend sooner.
Yet he had formed his Nascent Soul even many years later than Zhao Min. Looking at Li Wuyi, barring any major mishaps, he should soon be going to search for an ascension node as well.
Li Wuyi merely wished to see Miao Wangqing successfully form her Nascent Soul too, which was why he had stayed behind.
While everyone was speaking, several people suddenly raised their heads and looked in one direction—the location of the mountain gate.
Inside the room, Wei Zhongran's figure blurred, and he was the first to flash into the air. With another flicker, he had already vanished.
Immediately afterward, Zhao Min, Gong Chenying, and Li Wuyi also flew into the sky. Their cultivation was the strongest among those remaining.
At the same time, an invisible force suddenly spread over the skies above Phantom Sect. No cultivator below the Nascent Soul stage could